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| The Surge Effect |
| 2008-01-14 |
| Posted by:anonymous5089 |
| #1 It is my belief (and prediction) that unless the eventual Democratic nominee comes out and starts to praise the surge and the resulting positives for America-- and the rest of the world, frankly-- the Democrats will lose the election. They have hedged themselves between Iraq and a hard place and unless they start turning things around very quickly, they are likely to remain there. The Democrats' problem is of their own design. They hedged their bets against the war in Iraq some time ago, believing that eventual military failure over there would lead to electoral victory over here. It wasn't entirely out of stupidity on their part, as things were as bad as bad can get at one point. This was readily reflected in public opinion at the time, with polls in support of the war at an all-time low and polls in favor of a withdrawal at an all-time high. After all, the Democrats claimed, when we call for an end to the war, when we vote to cut-off funding for the troops, we're only carrying out the wishes of the American people. If only. They knew exactly what they were doing. Which was nothing less than engineering our defeat as a means to an end. An end which, as their anti-war drum beat grew increasingly louder and irrational, became ever more obvious. It never had anything to do with what is best for America and everything to do with what's best for the Democratic party. It was their lust-for-power-induced myopia that has led them to this point and they have no one to blame but themselves (like that will EVER happen). Instead of thinking of what's best for America (which is so undeniably obvious it doesn't merit defining here), they opted instead to promote and endorse failure in the name of political expediency. While this may have provided short-term electoral gains for the Democrats, in the long term this strategy will be their downfall. Because it makes no difference whether you are a simple citizen or an elected politican, an enemy or an ally; when you bet against America, you lose. Simple as that. |
| Posted by: eltoroverde 2008-01-14 13:45 |